Taras Berezhansky

Bass

CURRENT SEASON

In the 2018/19 season Taras Berezhansky makes his debut at the Northern Ireland Opera as Sparafucile in Rigoletto and at the Ópera Nacional de Chile as Padre Guardiano in La Forza del Destino. He returns to Opera Australia as Colline in La bohème and to the Ukranian National Opera Kiev as Dulcamara in L’elesird’amore, Gremin in Eugene Onegin and soloist in Mozart’s Requiem.

Next to this he performs the Bass part in the Beethoven’s 9th Symphony with Gulbenkian Choir and Orchestra in Lisbon.

FUTURE ENGAGEMENTS

Taras Berezhansky’s engagements in the upcoming seasons include his house debut at Stadttheater Klagenfurt and his return to Ópera Nacional de Chile, and Opera Australia, among others.

PAST ENGAGEMENTS

Taras Berezhansky’s engagements in the 2017/18 season included his debut at Opera Australia as Sparafucile in Rigoletto, debut at Deutsche Oper Berlin as Bauer/Wiedertäufer and cover Zacharie in Le prophète, debut at Grand Théâtre de Genève as Bass in Mozart’s Requiem and as Ercole in II Giasone. As a soloist of the Ukranian National Opera in Kiev he has performed Simone in Gianni Schicchi, Alidoro in La Cenerentola, as well as Don Alfonso in Così fan tutte, Leporello in Don Giovanni, King Rene in Iolanta, Gremin in Eugene Onegin, Sobakin in The Tsar's Bride, and Sparafucile in Rigoletto.

Other engagements include King Rene in Iolanta at the Operosa Festival, Montenegro, Odessa Philharmonic Hall, Klaipeda State Music Theatre, and Vilnius Theatre, Lithuania.

Taras Berezhansky graduated from the National Pedagogical University of Ukraine and Tchaikovsky National Music Academy of Ukraine, and mastered his skills with Anatoli Kotscherga, Carlo Colombara, Marina Shaguch, Massimiliano Bullo and Lyudmila Monastyrska.

He is the prizewinner of the 4th Shalyapin International Festival Competition in Yalta, Ukraine (2004), 2011 International Competition «21st Century Art» (Ukraine, Kiev – Vorzel), and 2011 Internet Music Competition.

Opera Australia - La Bohème - Colline, January 2019

Berezhansky made his OA debut last year as Sparafucile, and his stylish, subtle turn here as the philosopher of the group only reaffirmed my favourable impression of the singer. It’s a beautifully weighty instrument that has exciting repertoire options ahead of it, and for once the Coat Aria felt like an affecting moment of sacrifice rather than an irritating hold up to the drama.

Northern Ireland Opera - Rigoletto - Sparafucile, October 2018

Taras Berezhansky provided us with a chilling Sparafucile and his powerful voice and dark vocal timbres were ideally suited to the role. Fleur Barron’s Maddalena was a saucy, manipulative creature and she sang with confidence and ease.

Taras Berezhansky, was a revelation as Sparafucile. Here was handsome young man with a rich evenly placed bass voice. He was in turns chilling, particularly threatening with his sister – believable in his thieves honour – and respectful of the death bargain he has struck with Rigoletto.